GFEST 2018

THE annual November LGBTQI+ entertainment and cross-art event GFEST – Gaywise FESTival will be launched on Monday the 12 November at Alexandra Palace, Palm Court. GFEST 2018 events will be listed on the website: https://gaywisefestival.org.uk

This year’s festival theme is #SociallyEQUAL and the organisers are proud to present a free entry entertainment evening full of live acts presenting music, dance, acapella, performance poetry at the launch.


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Celebrate the North East's Arts and heritage this Autumn

CELEBRATE 100 years since the Right to Vote; explore rural Wearside, and get involved in a whole host of festivals, all in the North East. The summer season might be drawing to an end, but the North East’s cultural offering is going from strength to strength, with an exciting programme of events planned for the whole of Autumn.

Twelve local authorities, the region’s five universities, the North East Chamber of Commerce, and individuals from Historic England and Arts Council England are working together under the North East Culture Partnership (NECP) banner – with the aim of championing, promoting and supporting the North East’s arts and heritage sectors.


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Great Northumberland

THIS summer, the great county of #Northumberland will demonstrate why it’s one of a kind when it serves up a summer of arts, culture and heritage to tempt visitors to enjoy and discover this unique and stunning corner of Northern England.

Great Northumberland 2018 is an eight-week extravaganza of events, exhibitions and activities starting from Saturday 7 July. Great Northumberland offers something for everyone, regardless of age, whether they’re families, art lovers, history buffs or they're simply looking to explore and find adventure.

Spurred on by the Great Exhibition of the North 2018, Northumberland County Council is bringing together, for the first time, a diverse range of summer activities under ‘Great Northumberland’, with a variety of the county’s best-loved visitor attractions playing host to events, including Lindisfarne Castle, Cragside, Vindolanda, Cherryburn and many more.

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Full-on fun and games for free

IMAGINE an arts and culture extravaganza where the backdrop is just as impressive as the star performers on stage. Welcome to Festival 2018 – 12 fabulous days of diverse entertainment held in conjunction with the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games from April 4-15. 

The Festival 2018 program features more than 1000 holiday-highlight experiences across the genres of music, theatre, circus, dance, ideas, visual arts and film. It will involve more than 1440 artists from 50 countries. Festival goers will enjoy 35 world premieres and 15 Australian premieres. The program will run from 9am until late each day. 

Many Festival performances will be framed by the spectacular backdrops of the Gold Coast’s world-famous beaches and lush mountain hinterland. Just as impressive, it’s all free! 

The two main Festival sites will be at Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach. There also will be roving performers outside stadiums along with interactive art installations and live performances spilling onto beaches and waterways at more than 28 locations across the Gold Coast.

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Tyranosaurus Rex Visits Cumbria

THE Rheged Centre in Penrith, #Cumbria will be hosting an exhibition from the Natural History Museum in London from July 12 - September 3.

The #Dinosaurs Encounter #exhibition features ten more intricately detailed models, with state of the art animatronics and sound effects that will transport you back millions of years in time. Study replicas of ancient fossils taken from the Natural History Museum’s Archives, compare your feet to the footprint of a T-Rex and examine a replica of its skull which you can touch and feel!

£6.50 Adult, £5.50 for concessions, £5 for children (16 and under) and Children 2 and under are free.  Timed exhibition entry daily every 1.5 hrs from 10:45am – 3:15pm.

Or Book your tickets online in advance and skip the Box Office queue 

www.rheged.com/event/dinosaur-encounter-family-exhibition/

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Festival delights in the East

NEXT year’s Norfolk & Norwich Festival runs from May 12 to May 28. Theatre, contemporary circus, music, dance, visual art, and cinema are in the programme of one of England’s largest international arts festivals.

www.nnfestival.org.uk

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